What does "dysregulation" mean?

A failure to regulate properly.

Dysregulation

Q: What is a synonym for "dysregulation"?

Common synonyms include: administrative instability, disruption of homeostasis, gene regulation, imbalances, impaired regulation, misregulation.

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Noun

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A failure to regulate properly.
"For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier."

Synonyms

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administrative instability disruption of homeostasis gene regulation imbalances impaired regulation misregulation

Antonyms

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biological process regulation biological regulation bodily balance endocrine regulation

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"For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier."

Etymology

From dys- + regulation.

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